Just imagine...a school designed and constructed to produce as much energy on site as that which is consumed from the electric grid. The electricity and gas bills would be 10% or less of that of a typical building; there would be no water bills for site and landscaping irrigation. What was merely a conceptual thought as little as five years ago is today a reality. This is due, in large part, to changing technologies associated with the production of renewable energies. In March, 2010 Irving ISO began construction on its eighth middle school. The school, named after Lady Bird Johnson, will be a net zero school; that is, as much energy will be produced on site as what is consumed from the electric grid over a one-year period. It will be the first school of its type in the state of Texas. It will be the first net zero middle school and one of the largest net zero public schools in the country.